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| œcumenic {adj} (ecumenical) SEE: ecumenical | :: |
| oaf {n} (imbecile) | :: pummel |
| oak {n} (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) | :: eik {m}, eikenboom {m} |
| oak {n} (wood) | :: eik {m}, eikenhout {n} |
| oak {adj} (made of oak wood) | :: eiken |
| oaken {adj} (made from the wood of an oak) | :: eiken, eikenhouten |
| oak tree {n} (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) SEE: oak | :: |
| oakwood {n} (wood populated with oaks) | :: eikenbos {n}, eikenbosje {n} |
| oar {n} (implement used to row a boat) | :: riem, roeiriem |
| oar {v} (row) SEE: row | :: |
| OAS {prop} (Organization of American States) | :: OAS (Organisatie van Amerikaanse Staten) |
| oasis {n} (well surrounded by fertile region) | :: oase {f} |
| oat {n} (a widely cultivated cereal grass) | :: haver {m} |
| oat {n} (seeds of the oat) SEE: oats | :: |
| oath {n} (curse) SEE: curse | :: |
| oath {n} (solemn pledge) | :: eed {m} |
| oath {n} (affirmed statement) | :: eed {m} |
| Oath of Abjuration {prop} | :: Akte van Verlating {m} |
| oatmeal {n} (meal) | :: havervlokken {m-p}, havermout {m} |
| oatmeal {n} (breakfast cereal, see also: porridge) | :: havervlokkenpap {m}, havermoutpap {m} |
| oats {n} (seeds of an oat plant) | :: haver {m} |
| Obadiah {prop} (book of the Old Testament) | :: Obadja {m} |
| Obama {prop} (surname) | :: Obama |
| obdurate {adj} (Stubbornly persistent, generally in wrongdoing; refusing to reform or repent) | :: koppig, weerbarstig, hardleers, onverzettelijk |
| obdurate {adj} (Physically hardened, toughened) | :: keihard |
| obedience {n} (quality of being obedient) | :: gehoorzaamheid {f} |
| obedient {adj} (willing to comply with commands) | :: gehoorzaam |
| obediently {adv} (in an obedient manner) | :: gehoorzaam |
| obelisk {n} (A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point) | :: obelisk {m} |
| obese {adj} (extremely overweight) | :: obees, vetzuchtig, diklijvig |
| obesity {n} (act or state of being obese) | :: obesitas {f} |
| obey {v} (to do as ordered by) | :: gehoorzamen |
| obfuscate {v} (make dark) | :: verduisteren |
| obituary {n} (brief notice of a person's death, as published in a newspaper) | :: doodsbrief |
| obituary {n} (biography of a recently deceased person) | :: necrologie {f} |
| object {n} (thing) | :: object {n}, voorwerp {n} |
| object {n} (in grammar) | :: lijdend voorwerp {n}, meewerkend voorwerp {n} |
| object {n} (in object-oriented programming) | :: object {n} |
| object {v} (disagree with something or someone) | :: protesteren, ertegen zijn, bezwaar maken, tegenwerpen |
| objection {n} (act of objecting) | :: tegenspraak {f} |
| objection {n} (statement expressing opposition) | :: tegenwerping {f}, bezwaar {n} |
| objection {n} (official protest raised in a court of law) | :: bezwaar {n} |
| objectionable {adj} (offensive) | :: bezwaarlijk, aanstotelijk, afkeurenswaardig, laakbaar, onaangenaam |
| objective {adj} (relating to a material object) | :: objectief, objectieve, zakelijk |
| objective {adj} (not influenced by emotions) | :: objectief, objectieve, nuchter, nuchtere |
| objective {adj} (based on observed fact) | :: objectief, objectieve |
| objective {n} (material object) | :: object {n} |
| objective {n} (goal) | :: doel {n}, streefdoel {n}, doelstelling {f} |
| objective {n} (lens) | :: objectief {n} |
| objectively {adv} (in an impartial, objective manner) | :: objectief |
| objectivity {n} (The state of being objective) | :: objectiviteit {f}, zakelijkheid {f} |
| object-oriented programming {n} (programming paradigm that uses objects to design application and computer programs) | :: objectgeoriënteerd programmeren {n} |
| objurgation {n} (strong rebuke, scolding) | :: berisping {f}, uitbrander {m}, verwijt {n} |
| oblast {n} (region or province) | :: oblast |
| oblation {n} (deed or gift offered) | :: oblaat |
| obligation {n} | :: verplichting {f} |
| obligatory {adj} (binding) | :: verplicht |
| oblige {v} (to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means) | :: verplichten |
| oblige {v} (to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)) | :: een plezier doen |
| obliged {adj} (Under an obligation to do something for someone) | :: verschuldigd, verplicht |
| obligee {n} (beneficiary of an obligation) | :: schuldeiser {m}, crediteur {m} |
| obligor {n} (party bearing obligation) | :: schuldenaar {m}, debiteur {m} |
| oblique {adj} (not erect or perpendicular) | :: schuin |
| oblique {adj} (not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister) | :: indirect |
| obliterate {v} (to remove completely, leaving no trace; to wipe out; to destroy) | :: uitwissen |
| oblivion {n} (state of forgetfulness or distraction) | :: vergeetachtigheid |
| oblivion {n} (state of being completely forgotten) | :: vergetelheid {f} |
| oblivious {adj} (unaware) | :: onoplettend |
| oblivious {adj} (failing to remember) | :: vergeetachtig |
| oblong {adj} (longer than wide) | :: langwerpig |
| obloquy {n} (abusive language) | :: laster {m}, smaad {m}, |
| obnoxious {adj} (offensive, very annoying) | :: vervelend, onuitstaanbaar, onaangenaam, weerzinwekkend |
| oboe {n} (wind instrument) | :: hobo {m} |
| oboe d'amore {n} (instrument of the oboe family) | :: oboe d'amore {m}, liefdeshobo {m} |
| obscure {adj} (dark, faint or indistinct) | :: duister |
| obscure {adj} (hidden, out of sight or inconspicuous) | :: verborgen |
| obsequious {adj} (obedient, compliant with someone else's orders) | :: onderdanig |
| obsequious {adj} (fawning, subservient) | :: kruiperig, slaafs, onderworpen |
| obsequiousness {n} (the quality of being obsequious) | :: kruiperigheid, onderworpenheid |
| observance {n} (the custom of celebrating a holiday) | :: feestdag {m} |
| observation {n} (act of observing or being observed) | :: waarneming {f} |
| observation {n} (recording an event; the record of such noting) | :: waarneming {f}, waarnemen {n} |
| observation {n} (remark or comment) | :: opmerking {f}, waarneming {f} |
| observation {n} | :: observatie {f} |
| observation wheel {n} (Ferris wheel) SEE: Ferris wheel | :: |
| observatory {n} (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) | :: sterrenwacht {f}, observatorium {n} |
| observe {v} (to notice, to watch, see also: notice) | :: observeren, opmerken |
| observe {v} (to follow) | :: respecteren, in acht nemen, volgen |
| observer {n} (one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice) | :: observator {m}, waarnemer {m} |
| observer {n} (one who adheres or follows laws, guidelines, etc.) | :: nalever {m} |
| observer {n} (person sent to monitor but not to participate) | :: waarnemer {m} |
| observer {n} (aircraft crew member) | :: observator {m} |
| observer {n} (one manning an observation post) | :: observator {m} |
| obsession {n} (compulsive or irrational preoccupation) | :: obsessie {f}, bezetenheid {f} |
| obsession {n} (unhealthy fixation) | :: obsessie {f}, fixatie, dwangvoorstelling |
| obsessive {adj} (prone to cause obsession) | :: obsederend |
| obsessive {adj} (having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others) | :: obsessief, dwangmatig |
| obsessive {n} (person who is obsessed) | :: geobsedeerde {m} |
| obsidian {n} (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) | :: lavaglas, obsidiaan |
| obsidian {adj} (poetic: black) | :: obsidiaan |
| obsidional {adj} (pertaining to a siege) | :: belegerkundig, obsidionaal; in compounds: beleger-, belegerings- |
| obsidional coin {n} (coin) | :: belegeringsmunt {f}, noodmunt {f} |
| obsolete {adj} (no longer in use) | :: verouderd, achterhaald, in onbruik |
| obsolete {adj} (in biology: imperfectly developed) | :: rudimentair |
| obstacle {n} (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) | :: obstakel {n}, belemmering {f} |
| obstetrician {n} (a physician who specializes in childbirth) | :: gynaecoloog, verloskundige {m} |
| obstinate {adj} (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) | :: obstinaat, koppig, hardnekkig |
| obstreperous {adj} (attended by, or making a loud and tumultuous noise) | :: luidruchtig |
| obstreperous {adj} (noisily and stubbornly defiant) | :: weerbarstig |
| obstruct {v} (To get in the way of so as to hide from sight) | :: zicht belemmeren |
| obtain {v} (to get hold of, acquire) | :: verkrijgen |
| obtainable {adj} (capable of being obtained) | :: beschikbaar, verkrijgbaar |
| obtrude {v} (transitive) | :: opdringen |
| obtuse {adj} (intellectually dull) | :: afgestompt |
| obtuse {adj} (deadened, muffled, muted) | :: gesmoord |
| obtuse {adj} (botany, zoology: blunt) | :: bot |
| obverse {adj} (turned or facing toward the observer) | :: voorkant |
| obverse {n} (the heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal) | :: voorzijde {f} |
| obviate {v} (to bypass a requirement) | :: overbodig maken, omzeilen |
| obviation {n} (deterrence or prevention) | :: omzeiling {f} |
| obvious {adj} (easily discovered or understood; self-explanatory) | :: overduidelijk, voor de hand liggend, voordehandliggend |
| obviously {adv} (in an obvious manner; clearly apparent) | :: overduidelijk, vanzelfsprekend |
| ocarina {n} (musical instrument) | :: ocarina {m} {f} |
| Occam's razor {prop} (both principles) | :: Ockhams scheermes {n} |
| occasion {n} (favorable opportunity) | :: gelegenheid {f} |
| occasion {n} (occurrence which brings with it some unlooked-for event; motive, reason) | :: aanleiding {f} |
| occasion {n} (particular happening) | :: gebeurtenis {f}, voorval {n} |
| occasion {n} (need) | :: noodzaak {f}, behoefte {f} |
| occasion {n} (special event or function) | :: gebeurtenis {f} |
| occasion {v} (give occasion to) | :: veroorzaken |
| occasion {n} (occurrence or incident) SEE: occurrence | :: |
| occasional {adj} (limited to certain occasions; not very often) | :: toevallig, nu en dan, af en toe, indicenteel, occasioneel |
| occasionally {adv} (from time to time; now and then; once in a while; at infrequent intervals) | :: af en toe, wel eens, nu en dan, soms |
| occasional table {n} (small table having no particular function) | :: bijzettafel {f} |
| Occident {prop} (the West) | :: Occident, Avondland |
| occipital {adj} (of or pertaining to the occiput (back of the head) or the occipital bone) | :: occipitaal |
| occiput {n} (back of the head or skull) | :: achterhoofd {n} |
| Occitan {prop} (the Romance language) | :: Occitaans {n}, Provençaals {n} |
| Occitania {prop} (Occitania) | :: Occitanië {n} |
| occluded front {n} (cold front that overtakes a warm front) | :: occlusiefront |
| occlusive {n} (plosive) SEE: plosive | :: |
| occult {v} (to cover) | :: verduisteren, bedekken |
| occult {adj} (secret; hidden from general knowledge; undetected) | :: verborgen, latent |
| occult {adj} (related to the occult) | :: occult |
| occult {n} (supernatural affairs) | :: occulte {n}, occultisme {n} |
| occultation {n} (astronomical event) | :: bedekking, occultatie |
| occupant {n} (person sitting in a vehicle) | :: inzittende {m} |
| occupant {n} (owner or tenant) | :: bewoner {m} |
| occupation {n} (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) | :: bezigheid {f} |
| occupation {n} (control of a country or region by a hostile army) | :: bezetting {f} |
| occupied {adj} (reserved) | :: bezet |
| occupied {adj} (busy) | :: bezig, bezet |
| occupied {adj} (militarily subjugated) | :: bezet |
| occupier {n} (one who occupies) | :: bezetter {m} |
| occupy {v} (to occupy) SEE: consume | :: |
| occupy {v} (have (taken) control of) | :: bezetten |
| occur {v} (take place) | :: plaatsvinden |
| occur {v} (present itself) | :: zich aanbieden, zich voordoen, plaatsvinden, voorkomen, gebeuren |
| occur {v} (meet or come to the mind) | :: invallen, opkomen, verschijnen |
| occur {v} (be present or found) | :: voorkomen |
| occurrence {n} (actual instance where a situation arises) | :: voorval {m} |
| ocean {n} (one of the large bodies of water) | :: oceaan {m}, wereldzee {f} |
| Oceania {prop} (geographical region) | :: Oceanië {n} |
| oceanic {adj} (of or relating to the ocean) | :: oceanisch |
| oceanography {n} (oceanic exploration and study) | :: zeekunde {f} |
| oceanology {n} (oceanography) SEE: oceanography | :: |
| oceanwater {n} (the water of the ocean) | :: oceaanwater {n} |
| ocelot {n} (feline carnivore) | :: ocelot {m}, pardelkat {f} |
| ochlocracy {n} (government by the masses) | :: ochlocratie {f} |
| ochre {n} (earth pigment) | :: oker {n} |
| ochre {n} (yellowish-orange colour) | :: oker {n}, okerkleur |
| ochre {adj} (having yellow-orange colour) | :: oker, okerkleurig |
| o'clock {adv} (indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")) | :: één uur |
| o'clock {adv} (the translations below are of "at one o’clock") | :: om één uur |
| octagenarian {n} (octogenarian) SEE: octogenarian | :: |
| octagon {n} (polygon with eight sides and eight angles) | :: achthoek {m} |
| octagonal {adj} (shaped like an octagon) | :: achthoekig |
| octahedron {n} (a polyhedron with eight faces) | :: regelmatig achtvlak {n} |
| octane {n} (isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons) | :: octaan |
| octangular {adj} (octagonal) SEE: octagonal | :: |
| octave {n} (interval) | :: octaaf |
| octave {n} (eight-day period beginning on a feast day) | :: octaaf |
| October {prop} (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: oktober {m} |
| octogenarian {n} (One who is between the age of 80 and 89, inclusive) | :: tachtiger {m} |
| octopus {n} (mollusc) | :: octopus {m}, inktvis {m}, kraak {m} |
| octosyllabic {adj} (containing 8 syllables) | :: achtlettergrepig |
| octothorpe {n} (octothorpe) SEE: hash | :: |
| octovigintillion {num} (1087) | :: quattuordeciljard |
| ocular {adj} (seen by the eye) SEE: visual | :: |
| oculist {n} (optometrist) SEE: optometrist | :: |
| odalisque {n} (a female harem slave) | :: odalisk |
| odd {adj} (strange) | :: vreemd, merkwaardig, raar |
| odd {adj} (indivisible by two) | :: oneven, onpaar |
| odd {adj} (occasional; infrequent) | :: uitzonderlijk, zeldzaam |
| odd {adj} (left over after others have been grouped) | :: overblijvend, resterend |
| odd {adj} (casual, irregular) | :: onregelmatig |
| odd {adj} (about) | :: bij benadering, ongeveer |
| odd {n} (odd number) SEE: odd number | :: |
| oddball {n} (eccentric person) | :: kwast |
| oddity {n} (strangeness) | :: rariteit |
| odd number {n} (whole number that is not divisible by two) | :: oneven getal |
| odd-pinnate {adj} (pinnate with a single leaflet at the apex) | :: oneven geveerd |
| odds {n} (the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening) | :: de kansen |
| odds and ends {n} (miscellaneous things) | :: brokstukken {n-p}, van alles en nog wat |
| ode {n} (a short poetical composition) | :: ode {f}, lofdicht {n} |
| Odesa {prop} (Odessa) SEE: Odessa | :: |
| Odessa {prop} (Ukrainian city) | :: Odessa |
| Odia {prop} (Oriya) SEE: Oriya | :: |
| Odin {prop} (god in Norse mythology) | :: Wodan, Odin |
| odious {adj} (arousing strong dislike) | :: hatelijk, hatelijke |
| Odisha {prop} (state in India) | :: Orissa |
| Odoacer {prop} (Flavius Odoacer, the first king of Italy) | :: Odoaker |
| odontocete {n} (toothed whale) SEE: toothed whale | :: |
| odontophobia {n} (fear of dentistry) | :: tandartsangst {m}, tandartsvrees {f}, tandartsfobie {f}, dentofobie {f}, odontofobie {f} |
| odor {n} (any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume) | :: reuk {f} |
| Odyssey {prop} (epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus) | :: Odyssee {f} |
| oedema {n} (edema) SEE: edema | :: |
| oenology {n} (scientific study of wines) | :: oenologie {f} |
| oesophagus {n} (the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach) | :: slokdarm {m} |
| oeuvre {n} (complete body of works) | :: oeuvre {n} |
| of {prep} ((time) before, to) | :: voor |
| of {prep} (introducing an epithet) | :: van |
| of {prep} (containing, comprising or made from) | :: met (a glass of water = een glas (met) water); van, uit (made of stone = gemaakt van steen / gemaakt uit steen) |
| of {prep} (linking class with example of class) | :: Noun compound through infixes: -s--e--en- |
| of {prep} (introducing subject matter) | :: over |
| of {prep} (possessive genitive: belonging to) | :: van (the car of Peter = de auto van Peter) |
| of {prep} (objective genitive: connecting noun with object) | :: van |
| of {prep} (indicative of age) | :: van |
| of age {prep} (old enough to be considered an adult) | :: meerderjarig, volwassen |
| of course {adv} (naturally) | :: natuurlijk, tuurlijk [informal], uiteraard |
| off {adv} (in a direction away from the speaker or object) | :: weg |
| off {adv} (into a state of non-operation or non-existence) | :: uit |
| off {adv} | :: af, uit |
| off {adj} | :: uit, bedorven |
| off {prep} | :: van |
| offal {n} (refuse) SEE: refuse | :: |
| offal {n} (rejected parts of an animal) | :: slachtafval |
| offal {n} (animal's organs as food) | :: orgaanvlees |
| offal {n} (carrion) SEE: carrion | :: |
| offend {v} (to hurt the feelings) | :: kwetsen, beledigen |
| offend {v} (to physically harm, pain) | :: pijnigen, kwetsen, kwellen |
| offend {v} (to transgress or violate a law or moral requirement) | :: misdoen, kwetsen |
| offend {v} (to annoy, cause discomfort or resent) | :: ergeren, kwellen, irriteren |
| offend {v} (to feel or become offended) | :: zich ergeren (reflexive), aanstoot nemen |
| offend {v} (sin) SEE: sin | :: |
| offender {n} (a person who commits an offense against the law) | :: schuldige {m} {f} |
| offensive {adj} (causing offense) | :: weerzinwekkend, walgelijk, beledigend |
| offensive {adj} (team sports: having to do with play directed at scoring) | :: aanvallend, offensief |
| offensive {n} (an attack) | :: offensief {n}, aanval {m}, inval {m} |
| offensive {n} (posture of attack) | :: klaar om aan te vallen |
| offensive foul {n} (offensive foul) | :: aanvallende fout |
| offer {n} (proposal) | :: voorstel {n}, aanbod {n}, bod {n}, aanzoek, aanbieding |
| offer {n} (something put forth) | :: voorstel {n}, bod {n} |
| offer {n} (law: invitation to enter binding contract) | :: bod {n} |
| offer {v} (propose) | :: voorstellen, indienen, presenteren |
| offer {v} (to present something as a gesture of worship) | :: offeren |
| offer {v} (place at disposal) | :: aanbieden, presenteren, vertonen, voorstellen |
| offer one's condolences {v} (offer sympathy to someone who has recently experienced the loss of a loved one) | :: condoleren |
| offertory {n} (the offering of sacremental bread and wine to God during a church service) | :: offertorium {n} |
| offertory {n} (money offered or donated during a church service) | :: collecte |
| offertory {n} (the part of a church service when offerings are collected) | :: collecte |
| office {n} (ceremonial religious duty or rite) | :: dienst {m} |
| office {n} (room(s) or building used for non-manual work) | :: bureau {n}, kantoor {n} |
| office {n} (major governmental division) | :: bureau {n}, dienst {m}, overheidsdienst {m} |
| office {n} (kindness) SEE: good offices | :: |
| office boy {n} (boy or junior clerk employed in a professional office) | :: kantoorknecht(je) |
| office chair {n} (desk chair used in an office) | :: bureaustoel {m} |
| office hours {n} (times when office workers are at their desks) | :: kantooruren {n} |
| office hours {n} (prearranged time when a person is available) | :: spreekuur {n} |
| officer {n} (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") | :: officier {m} |
| officer {n} | :: officier {m} |
| official {adj} (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) | :: officieel, ambtelijk |
| official {n} (office holder invested with powers and authorities) | :: beambte {m} {f}, functionaris {m} {f}, ambtenaar {m} {f} |
| officially {adv} (in an official manner) | :: officieel |
| off-licence {n} (liquor store) SEE: liquor store | :: |
| offline {adj} (of a system, not connected to a larger network) | :: ontkoppeld, offline |
| offset {n} (compensating equivalent) | :: compensatie |
| offset {n} (countertrade arrangement) | :: tegenpartij |
| offset {n} (time at which something begins) | :: begin |
| offset {n} (difference in memory addresses) | :: offset |
| offset {n} (distance by which one thing is out of alignment with another) | :: sprong, verspringing |
| offset {n} (offset printing) SEE: offset printing | :: |
| offset printing {n} (offset printing) | :: offsetdruk |
| offshoot {n} | :: uitloper {m} |
| offshore {adj} (located in the sea away from the coast) | :: buiten de kust |
| offside {n} (offside play) | :: buitenspel |
| offside trap {n} (defensive play) | :: buitenspelval {f} |
| offsplit {n} (secession) | :: afsplitsing {f}, afscheiding {f} |
| offspring {n} | :: afstammeling {m}, nageslacht {n}, nakomeling {m}, nazaat {m}, kind {n} |
| offspring {n} (plural or collective offspring (only males, only females, both sexes or sex unspecified)) | :: afstammelingen {p}, kinderen {p}, kinders {p}, nageslachten {p}, nakomelingschap {n}, nakomelingen {p} [collective] |
| offspring {n} (something produced) | :: voortbrengst, productie |
| offspring {n} | :: oir {n} |
| off-the-wall {adj} (wildly unconventional; bizarre; absurd) | :: buitenissig |
| off-white {n} (very pale colour that is almost white) | :: gebroken wit {n}, vuilwit {n} |
| off-white {adj} (of a very pale colour that is almost white) | :: vuilwit |
| of late {prep} (recently) | :: de laatste tijd {f} |
| often {adv} (frequently, many times) | :: vaak, dikwijls, menigmaal |
| oftenly {adv} (often) SEE: often | :: |
| Oghuz {prop} (Oghuz people) | :: Oguzen |
| ogle {v} (to stare flirtatiously) | :: lonken, gluren |
| ogonek {n} (diacritical mark) | :: ogonek {m} {f} |
| ogre {n} (brutish giant) | :: oger |
| ogre {n} (brutish man) | :: boeman |
| ogre {n} (large beast) | :: ondier {n} |
| oh {interj} (expression of surprise) | :: o |
| ohm {n} (the derived unit of electrical resistance) | :: ohm {m} {n} |
| Ohm's law {prop} (Ohm's observation) | :: wet van Ohm |
| oh my God {interj} (excitement or shock) | :: oh, mijn God, lieve hemel, goeie genade |
| oh no {interj} (exclamation of alarm or concern) | :: o nee |
| oi {interj} (exclamation to get attention) SEE: hey | :: |
| -oid {suffix} (suffix meaning similar but not the same) | :: -oïde |
| oil {n} (liquid fat) | :: olie {f} |
| oil {n} (petroleum-based liquid) | :: olie {f}, aardolie {f}, petroleum {m} |
| oil {v} (lubricate with oil) | :: oliën, smeren |
| oil {v} (to grease with oil for cooking) | :: invetten, oliën |
| oiler {n} (oil well) SEE: oil well | :: |
| oiler {n} (ship) SEE: oil tanker | :: |
| oil field {n} (area under which are reserves of petroleum) | :: olieveld {n} |
| oil paint {n} (paint) | :: olieverf |
| oil painting {n} (a painting done with oil paints) | :: olieverfschilderij {f} |
| oil palm {n} (tree that produces palm oil) | :: oliepalm {m} |
| oil pipeline {n} (oil pipeline) | :: oliepijpleiding {f} |
| oil rig {n} (oil-drilling platform) | :: boortoren |
| oil shale {n} (shale from which hydrocarbons can be produced) | :: olieschalie |
| oil tanker {n} (Ship) | :: olietanker {m} |
| oil well {n} (hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped) | :: oliebron {f} |
| oink {v} (to oink) | :: knorren |
| ointment {n} (viscous preparation, usually containing medication) | :: zalf {m} {f}, smeersel {n} |
| Ojibwe {prop} (Ojibwe (language)) | :: Ojibwe {n}, Ojibwa {n} |
| Ojibwe {n} (member of Ojibwe people) | :: Ojibwa {p}, Ojibway {p} |
| OK {n} (endorsement; approval) | :: oké, groen licht, goedkeuring |
| OK {adj} (all right, permitted) | :: oké |
| OK {adv} (OK) | :: oké/oke, goed |
| okapi {n} (Large ruminant mammal) | :: okapi {m} |
| okara {n} (food made from soybean pulp) | :: sojapulp {f} |
| Okazaki fragment {n} (one of many newly synthesized DNA fragments formed on the lagging template strand during replication) | :: Okazaki-fragment {n} |
| Okinawan {prop} (Okinawan language) | :: Okinawaans |
| Okinawa rail {n} (Gallirallus okinawae) | :: okinawaral {f} |
| Olaf {prop} (male given name) | :: Olaf |
| old {adj} (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) | :: oud |
| old {adj} (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) | :: oud |
| old {adj} (former) | :: vorig, voormalig |
| old {adj} ((of an item) used, not new) | :: oud |
| Old Catholic {adj} (pertaining to a group of churches that split from the Roman Catholic Church) | :: oudkatholiek |
| Old Church Slavonic {prop} (the first literary and liturgical Slavic language) | :: Oudkerkslavisch {n} |
| Old Dutch {prop} (language) | :: Oudnederlands |
| Old East Slavic {prop} (language) | :: Oudrussisch {n} |
| Old English {prop} (ancestor language of modern English) | :: Angelsaksisch {n}; Oudengels {n} |
| older sister {n} (multi-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations) | :: oudere zus |
| oldest {adj} (greatest in age or seniority) | :: oudst |
| old-fashioned {adj} (outdated or no longer in vogue) | :: ouderwets |
| old-fashioned {adj} (preferring the customs of earlier times) | :: ouderwets |
| old fogey {n} (old and over-conservative person) SEE: fogey | :: |
| Old Frankish {prop} (Frankish) SEE: Frankish | :: |
| Old French {prop} (French language from 9th to the early 14th century) | :: Oudfrans {n} |
| Old Frisian {prop} (the Old Frisian language) | :: Oudfries {n} |
| old-growth forest {n} (forest that has attained great age without significant disturbance) | :: oerbos {n}, primair bos {n} |
| old guard {n} (old guard) | :: oude garde |
| Old High German {prop} (Old High German) | :: Oudhoogduits {n} |
| Old High German {adj} (Old High German) | :: Oudhoogduits |
| Old Irish {prop} (language) | :: Oudiers {n} |
| Old Latin {prop} (Translations) | :: Oudlatijn {n}, Vroeglatijn {n} |
| Old Low Franconian {prop} (language) | :: Oudnederfrankisch {n} |
| Old Low German {prop} (Old Saxon) SEE: Old Saxon | :: |
| old maid {n} (periwinkle) SEE: periwinkle | :: |
| old maid {n} (elderly unmarried woman) SEE: spinster | :: |
| Old Norse {prop} (language of Scandinavia before 1400 CE) | :: Oudnoords {n}, [somewhat proscribed] Oudnoors {n} |
| Old Norwegian {prop} (the Old Norse language of Norway) | :: Oudnoors {n} |
| Old Persian {prop} (Translations) | :: Oudperzisch {n} |
| Old Saxon {n} (the Old Saxon language) | :: Oudsaksisch {n} |
| Old Slavonic {prop} (Old Church Slavonic) | :: Oudkerkslavisch {n} |
| Old Slavonic {prop} (Proto-Slavic) | :: Oerslavisch {n} |
| Old Spanish {n} (the Old Spanish language) | :: Oudspaans {n} |
| Old Swedish {prop} (language) | :: Oudzweeds {n} |
| Old Testament {prop} (first half of the Christian Bible) | :: Oude Testament {n} |
| Old Turkic {prop} (language) | :: Oudturks {n}, Oerturks {n}, Gökturks {n} |
| Old West {prop} (western part of the United States) | :: Oude Westen {n}, Wilde Westen {n} |
| old wine in a new bottle {n} (existing concept or institution presented as if new) | :: oude wijn in nieuwe flessen |
| old wives' tale {n} (rumour, myth or superstition) | :: bakerpraatje {n} |
| old woman {n} (elderly woman) | :: oude vrouw {f}, ouwe vrouw {f} |
| old woman {n} (person who is always complaining) | :: oud wijf {n} |
| Old World vulture {n} (large scavenging bird) | :: gier van de Oude Wereld |
| oleaginous {adj} (falsely or affectedly earnest; persuasively suave) | :: zalvend, gladjakkerig |
| Olenekian {prop} (subdivision of the Triassic period) | :: Olenekien |
| olfaction {n} (the sense of smell) | :: reukzin {m} |
| olfactory {adj} (concerning the sense of smell) | :: olfactorisch |
| oligarch {n} (a member of an oligarchy) | :: oligarch {m} |
| oligarch {n} (very rich person) | :: plutocraat {m}, oligarch {m} |
| oligarchy {n} (Government by only a few) | :: oligarchie {f} |
| oligarchy {n} (Those who make up an oligarchic government) | :: oligarchie {f} |
| oligarchy {n} (State ruled by such a government) | :: oligarchie {f} |
| olio {n} (medley) | :: diversen {p} |
| olive {n} (fruit) | :: olijf {m} |
| olive {n} (wood) | :: olijfhout {n}, olijvenhout {n} |
| olive {n} (colour) | :: olijfgroen {n} |
| olive {adj} (colour) | :: olijfgroen, olijfgroene |
| olive {n} (olive tree) SEE: olive tree | :: |
| olive-backed sunbird {n} (Cinnyris jugularis) | :: staalborsthoningzuiger |
| olive oil {n} (oil pressed from olives) | :: olijfolie {f} |
| Oliver {prop} (male given name) | :: Oliver {m} |
| olive tree {n} (tree that produces olives) | :: olijfboom {m} |
| Olivier salad {n} (traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise) | :: huzarensalade {m} {f} |
| olla podrida {n} (miscellaneous assortment) SEE: hodgepodge | :: |
| -ologist {suffix} (alternative spelling of -logist) | :: -oloog {m}, -ologe {f} |
| Oltenia {prop} (Oltenia) | :: Oltenië |
| Olympic {adj} (of or pertaining to the Olympic Games) | :: olympisch, olympische |
| Olympic {adj} (of or pertaining to mountain Olympus) | :: Olympisch |
| Olympic Games {prop} (international multi-sport event inspired by the ancient festival, see also: Olympics) | :: Olympische Spelen {p} |
| Olympics {prop} (sport event, see also: Olympic Games) | :: olympiade {f} |
| Olympic Winter Games {prop} (Olympic Winter Games) | :: Olympische Winterspelen {p} |
| -oma {suffix} (suffix forming nouns indicating disease or morbidity) | :: -oom |
| -oma {suffix} (suffix forming nouns indicating tumors or masses) | :: -oom |
| Oman {prop} (country in the Middle East) | :: Oman |
| omasum {n} (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) | :: boekmaag {m} |
| ombudsman {n} (official who investigates complaints) | :: ombudsman |
| omega {n} (letter of the Greek alphabet) | :: omega {f} |
| omega {n} (angular velocity) SEE: angular velocity | :: |
| omelette {n} (dish made with beaten eggs) | :: omelet {f} |
| omen {n} (something which portends or is perceived to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; an augury or foreboding) | :: voorteken {n} |
| omertà {n} (code of silence amongst members of the Mafia or other criminal organization) | :: omerta {f} |
| omicron {n} (Greek letter) | :: omikron {m} |
| ominous {adj} (of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen) | :: onheilspellend |
| ominous {adj} (giving indication of a coming ill) | :: onheilspellend |
| omission {n} | :: weglating {f} |
| omit {v} (to leave out or exclude) | :: weglaten |
| omit {v} (to neglect or take no notice of) | :: verwaarlozen |
| omnibus {n} (vehicle) | :: bus |
| omnipotence {n} (unlimited power) | :: almacht {c} |
| omnipotent {adj} (having unlimited power, force or authority) | :: almachtig |
| omnipresence {n} (the ability to be at all places at the same time) | :: alomtegenwoordigheid {f} |
| omnipresent {adj} (being everywhere) | :: alomtegenwoordig, omnipresent |
| omniscience {n} (capacity to know everything) | :: alwetendheid {f} |
| omniscient {adj} (having total knowledge) | :: alwetend |
| omnium-gatherum {n} (collection of miscellaneous things) SEE: hodgepodge | :: |
| omnivore {n} (animal eating both plants and meat) | :: omnivoor {m}, alleseter {m} |
| omphaloskepsis {n} (contemplation of or meditation upon one's navel) | :: navelstaren |
| -on {suffix} ((physics) subatomic particles) | :: -on |
| on {adj} (in the state of being active, functioning or operating) | :: aan, op, actief |
| on {adv} (to an operating state) | :: aan |
| on {prep} (positioned at the upper surface of) | :: op |
| on {prep} (covering) | :: over |
| on {prep} (at the date of) | :: op |
| on {prep} (dealing with the subject of) | :: over |
| on {prep} (touching; hanging from) | :: bij (on me), aan (on a tree) |
| on {prep} (because of, or due to something) | :: wegens |
| on {prep} | :: van |
| onager {n} (Asiatic wild ass or hemione) | :: onager {m} |
| onager {n} (military engine) | :: onager {m} |
| on air {prep} (transmitting live) | :: rechtstreeks |
| onanism {n} (masturbation) | :: onanisme |
| on a par {prep} (On a level) | :: gelijkwaardig |
| on average {prep} (as a measure of central tendency) | :: gemiddeld |
| on behalf of {prep} (speaking or acting for) | :: namens |
| on board {adv} (aboard) SEE: aboard | :: |
| on board {adj} (on or in a means of transportation) | :: aan boord |
| onboard {adv} (on a vehicle) SEE: on board | :: |
| once {adv} (one and only one time) | :: eens, een keer, eenmaal |
| once {adv} (formerly) | :: eens, ooit |
| once {conj} (as soon as) | :: zodra |
| once {adv} (as soon as) SEE: as soon as | :: |
| once again {adv} (one more time) | :: wederom |
| once bitten, twice shy {proverb} (one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past) | :: door schade en schande wordt men wijs, een ezel stoot zich geen tweemaal aan dezelfde steen |
| once in a while {adv} (occasionally) | :: nu en dan |
| once more {adv} (one more time) SEE: once again | :: |
| once upon a time {adv} (traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales) | :: er was eens |
| oncologist {n} (one who specialises in oncology) | :: oncoloog {m} |
| oncology {n} (branch of medicine) | :: oncologie {f} |
| one {pron} (impersonal pronoun) | :: expressed by nominalization when following an adjective |
| one {pron} (indefinite personal pronoun) | :: [archaic] men, je, ze [the people] |
| one {n} (neutral element in multiplication) | :: één {f}, eenheid {f} |
| one {n} (digit or figure) | :: één {f} |
| one {n} (dollar bill) | :: eendollarbiljet, eendollarsbiljet {n} |
| one {adj} (of a period of time) | :: op een, eens, ooit |
| one {adj} (a single, unspecified thing) | :: de, het ene, één |
| one {adj} (sole, only) | :: enige, ene |
| one {adj} (whole, entire) | :: één |
| one {adj} (the same) | :: één, dezelfde |
| one {adj} (being a preeminent example) | :: een |
| one {adj} (being an unknown person with the specified name) | :: een zekere, ene |
| one {num} (ordinal number) SEE: first | :: |
| one {num} (ordinal number) SEE: number one | :: |
| one {num} (cardinal number 1) | :: één, een [non-emphasized] |
| one after another {adv} (in single file) | :: de een na de ander |
| one and a half {num} (one and a half) | :: anderhalf |
| one-armed {adj} (having only one arm) | :: eenarmig, eenarmige |
| one-armed bandit {n} (gaming machine) | :: eenarmige bandiet {m} |
| on earth {prep} (expletive giving emphasis after interrogative word) | :: in vredesnaam, in hemelsnaam, in godsnaam |
| one at a time {adv} (individually) | :: een voor een, een tegelijk |
| one brick short of a full load {adj} (not mentally sound; insane) | :: er zit een schroefje los [have a screw loose], ze niet alle vijf op een rijtje hebben [to not have all five in a row] |
| one-eyed {adj} (having only a single eye) | :: eenogig |
| one for all, all for one {phrase} (motto: working for each other) | :: één voor allen, allen voor één |
| one-hit wonder {n} (musical performer) | :: eendagsvlieg {m} |
| one hundred {num} (cardinal number 100) SEE: hundred | :: |
| one hundred and one {num} (one hundred plus one, see also: one hundred one) | :: honderdeen, honderdeneen |
| one hundred and one {n} (figure 101) | :: honderdeen, honderdeneen |
| one hundred one {num} (101, see also: one hundred and one) | :: honderdeneen {f} |
| oneiric {adj} (resembling a dream; dreamlike) SEE: dreamlike | :: |
| oneirologist {n} (interpreter of dreams) | :: oneiroloog {m}, oneirologe {f} |
| oneirology {n} (the study of dreams) | :: oneirologie {f} |
| oneiromancy {n} (divination by the interpretation of dreams) | :: droomuitlegging |
| one-legged {adj} (having only one leg) | :: eenbenig |
| one man and his dog {n} (almost nobody; very few people) | :: anderhalve man en een paardenkop |
| one million {num} (cardinal number 1000000) SEE: million | :: |
| one moment, please {phrase} (one moment please) | :: een moment, alstublieft |
| oneness {n} (state of being undivided) | :: eenheid {n} |
| one-night stand {n} (sexual encounter) | :: avontuurtje {n}, one-night stand {n} |
| one of a kind {n} (unique specimen) | :: uniek in zijn soort |
| one-of-a-kind {n} (one of a kind) SEE: one of a kind | :: |
| one-off {adj} (occurring once; one-time) | :: eenmalig |
| onerous {adj} (burdensome) | :: veeleisend, moeilijk, lastig |
| one's {pron} (belonging to one) | :: zijn |
| one's bark is worse than one's bite {phrase} (one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless) | :: Blaffende honden bijten niet |
| oneself {pron} | :: zichzelf |
| onesidedness {n} (being onesided) | :: eenzijdigheid {f} |
| onesie {n} (baby garment) | :: romper {m}, rompertje {n}, kruippak {n}, kruippakje {n} |
| onesie {n} (adult jumpsuit) | :: romper {m} |
| one swallow does not a summer make {proverb} (one instance of an event does not necessarily indicate a trend) | :: een zwaluw maakt nog geen lente/zomer, één zwaluw maakt de lente niet [Belgium] |
| one thousand {num} (cardinal number 1000) SEE: thousand | :: |
| one-way ticket {n} (a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back) | :: enkeltje {c}, enkele reis [vervoersbewijs] |
| on foot {prep} (walking, jogging, running) | :: te voet |
| ongoing {adj} (presently or currently happening; being in progress) | :: lopend |
| on heat {prep} (in estrus) | :: tochtig, rits, ritsig, bronstig, hitsig |
| onion {n} (Allium cepa) | :: ui {m}, ajuin {m} |
| onion dome {n} (onion-shaped dome) | :: uikoepel {m} |
| online {adj} | :: online, aangesloten, verbonden |
| onlooker {n} (spectator, bystander) SEE: spectator | :: |
| only {adj} (alone in a category) | :: enig |
| only {adv} (without others or anything further; exclusively) | :: alleen |
| only {adv} (no more than) | :: maar, slechts |
| only {adv} (as recently as) | :: pas, net |
| only {conj} | :: maar |
| only {n} (only child) SEE: only child | :: |
| only child {n} (person who has no siblings) | :: enig kind {n} |
| onomasiology {n} (branch of lexicology) | :: onomasiologie {f} |
| onomastics {n} (branch of lexicology devoted to the study of names) | :: naamkunde {f}, onomastiek {f} |
| onomatopoeia {n} (property of a word of sounding like what it represents) | :: onomatopee {f} |
| onomatopoeia {n} (word that sounds like what it represents) | :: onomatopee {f}, klanknabootsing {f} |
| onomatopoeic {adj} (of or relating to onomatopoeia) | :: onomatopoëtisch |
| onomatopoeic {adj} (having the property of onomatopoeia) | :: onomatopoëtisch |
| onomatopoetic {adj} (concerning onomatopoeia) SEE: onomatopoeic | :: |
| on one's way {prep} (in the direct route) | :: op zijn weg |
| on one's way {prep} (leaving) | :: weg zijn |
| on purpose {prep} (purposely, with intention) | :: expres, opzettelijk, met voorbedachten rade [formal], met opzet |
| onry {adj} (ornery) SEE: ornery | :: |
| on sale {prep} (available for purchase) | :: te koop |
| on sale {prep} (available for purchase at reduced prices) | :: koopje {n}, in solden |
| onset {n} (rushing or setting upon) | :: aanval |
| onset {n} (medicine: initial phase of a disease or condition) | :: aanvang |
| Ontario {prop} (Lake between Ontario province and New York State, see also: Lake Ontario) | :: Ontariomeer |
| Ontario {prop} (Province in eastern Canada) | :: Ontario |
| on the air {prep} (in the process of recording or broadcasting) SEE: on air | :: |
| on the contrary {prep} (opposite) | :: integendeel |
| on the edge of one's seat {prep} (in suspense) | :: op het puntje van zijn stoel |
| on the hook {prep} (liable) SEE: liable | :: |
| on the one hand {prep} (from one point of view) | :: enerzijds |
| on the other hand {prep} (from another point of view) | :: daarentegen, anderzijds |
| on the safe side {prep} (on the safe side) | :: veiligheidshalve |
| on the sly {adv} (slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily) | :: in het geheim |
| on the street {prep} (without a home) | :: op straat |
| on the tip of one's tongue {prep} (known but not quite remembered) | :: op het puntje van zijn tong |
| on the way {prep} (coming) | :: onderweg |
| on the way {adv} (whilst travelling) | :: onderweg |
| on the whole {prep} (for the most part) | :: in het algemeen, grotendeels |
| on time {adv} (punctually) | :: op tijd, stipt |
| onto {adj} (surjective) SEE: surjective | :: |
| ontogeny {n} (development of an individual organism) | :: ontogenie {f} |
| ontological {adj} (of, or relating to, ontology) | :: ontologisch, met betrekking tot het zijnde |
| ontology {n} (study of being) | :: ontologie {f} |
| on top of {prep} (atop) SEE: atop | :: |
| onus {n} (legal obligation) | :: last {m}, plicht {f} |
| onus {n} (burden of proof) | :: last {m}, bewijslast {m} |
| onus probandi {n} (duty of a party in a legal proceeding) SEE: burden of proof | :: |
| onward {adv} (In a forward direction) | :: vooruit |
| onychomycosis {n} (fungal infection of nail) | :: kalknagel {m}, onychomycose {f} |
| on your mark, get set, go {phrase} (three-command start of racing) | :: op uw plaatsen, klaar, af! |
| on your marks {interj} (Interjection used to start a race, followed by "Get set, go!" or "Set, go!".) | :: op uw plaatsen |
| onyx {n} (a banded variety of chalcedony) | :: onyx {m} |
| oocyte {n} (cell that develops into egg or ovum) | :: oöcyt {m} |
| oofless {adj} (poor) SEE: poor | :: |
| oomph {n} (strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout) | :: animo,geestdrift,vitaliteit, |
| oomph {n} (sex appeal) | :: aaantrekkingskracht,sex-appeal, |
| oophorectomy {n} (surgical removal of ovaries) | :: oöforectomie {f}, ovariëctomie {f} |
| oops {interj} (acknowledging a minor mistake) | :: oeps, oei, ai, amaai [Belgian Dutch expression] |
| oops {interj} (used sarcastically to acknowledge a major mistake) | :: oeps, oei |
| oops {v} (to blunder) SEE: blunder | :: |
| Oort Cloud {prop} (cloud of comets in the Solar System) | :: Oortwolk {f} |
| ooze {n} (tanning liquor, tanning ooze) | :: looivloeistof {f} |
| ooze {v} (to secrete or slowly leak) | :: afscheiden, druppelsgewijze lekken, zweten, sijpelen |
| opal {n} (a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity) | :: opaal |
| op-amp {n} (active circuit element) | :: operationele versterker |
| opaque {adj} (hindering light to pass through) | :: opaak, ondoorschijnend, ondoorzichtig |
| op-ed {n} (newspaper page containing signed articles) | :: opiniepagina {f} |
| op-ed {adj} (containing signed articles) | :: opinie- |
| open {adj} (not closed) | :: open |
| open {adj} (prepared to conduct business) | :: open |
| open {adj} (receptive) | :: open |
| open {adj} (public) | :: open |
| open {v} (to make something accessible) | :: openen, opendoen, openmaken |
| open {v} (to bring up (a topic)) | :: aansnijden |
| open {v} (to make accessible to customers) | :: openen, openmaken |
| open {v} (to become open) | :: opengaan |
| open {v} (to begin conducting business) | :: opengaan |
| open-air museum {n} (outdoor museum) | :: openluchtmuseum {n} |
| opener {n} (bottle opener) SEE: bottle opener | :: |
| opener {n} (can opener) SEE: can opener | :: |
| open-handed {v} (generous) | :: genereus |
| opening {n} (first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe) | :: première {m} {f} |
| opening {n} (first few moves in a game of chess) | :: opening {f} |
| opening {n} (unoccupied employment position) | :: vacature {f} |
| opening ceremony {n} (ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event) | :: openingsceremonie |
| open relationship {n} (the relationship with possible additional relationships) | :: open relatie, vrije relatie |
| open sandwich {n} (slice of bread with toppings) | :: boterham {m} {f} |
| open sea {n} (part of the sea) | :: open zee {f}, volle zee {f} |
| open secret {n} (widely known fact not mentioned) | :: publiek geheim {n} |
| open set {n} (the set of all interior points) | :: open verzameling {f} |
| opera {n} (theatrical work) | :: opera {m} |
| opera house {n} (theatre for opera) | :: operahuis {n}, operagebouw {n} |
| operant conditioning {n} (a technique of behavior modification) | :: operante conditionering {f} |
| opera singer {n} (someone who sings opera professionally) | :: operazanger {m}, operazangeres {f} |
| operate {v} | :: aandrijven, opereren |
| operating room {n} (room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations) | :: operatiekamer {c} |
| operating system {n} (software which controls computer) | :: besturingssysteem {n} |
| operation {n} (method by which a device performs its function) | :: operatie {f} |
| operation {n} (military campaign) | :: operatie {f} |
| operative {adj} (effectual) | :: werkzaam |
| operative {adj} (functional) | :: werkzaam |
| operator {n} (one who operates) | :: bediener {m} |
| operator {n} (Chinese whispers) SEE: Chinese whispers | :: |
| ophidiophobia {n} (ophiophobia) SEE: ophiophobia | :: |
| ophiophobia {n} (fear of snakes) | :: ofidiofobie |
| Ophiuchus {prop} (zodiacal constellation of the northern summer) | :: Slangendrager {m} |
| ophthalmological {adj} (pertaining to ophthalmology) | :: oogheelkundig |
| ophthalmology {n} (eye medicine) | :: oogheelkunde {f} |
| opiate {n} (drug, hormone or other substance derived from or related to opium) | :: opiaat {n} |
| opine {v} (to have or express an opinion) | :: van mening zijn dat, opiniëren |
| opine {v} (to state as an opinion) | :: van mening zijn, opiniëren, menen |
| opinion {n} (thought a person has formed about a topic) | :: mening {f}, opinie {f}, visie {f}, zienswijze {f}, gedachte {f} |
| opinion {n} (EU: A judicial opinion by an Advocate General delivered to the European Court of Justice) | :: conclusie {f} |
| opinion {v} (opine) SEE: opine | :: |
| opinion poll {n} (poll) | :: opiniepeiling |
| opium {n} (drug from opium poppy) | :: opium {m} {n} |
| opium {n} (anything that numbs or stupefies) | :: opium {m} {n} |
| opopanax {n} (gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal) | :: opopanax {m}, opoponax {m} |
| opossum {n} (marsupial of the Didelphidae) | :: opossum {m}, Amerikaanse buidelrat {f} |
| opponent {n} | :: opponent, tegenstander |
| opportune {adj} (suitable) | :: passend, geschikt |
| opportune {adj} (at a convenient time) | :: gelegen, gunstig |
| opportunist {n} (someone who takes advantage of any opportunity) | :: opportunist {m}, opportuniste {f} |
| opportunistic {adj} (said of people who will take advantage of situations) | :: opportunistisch |
| opportunity {n} (chance for advancement, progress or profit) | :: kans {f} |
| opportunity {n} (favorable circumstance or occasion) | :: gelegenheid {f} |
| opportunity {n} | :: kans {f}, mogelijkheid {f} |
| oppose {v} (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.) | :: tegenhouden |
| oppose {v} | :: weerstaan |
| opposite {adj} (located directly across from) | :: tegenoverliggend, tegenovergesteld |
| opposite {adj} (of complementary or mutually exclusive things) | :: tegenovergestelde |
| opposite {adj} | :: tegengesteld |
| opposite {n} (contrary thing) | :: tegenovergestelde {n} |
| opposite {n} (opponent) | :: tegenstander {m} |
| opposite {n} (antonym) | :: tegenovergestelde {n} |
| opposite {adv} (in an opposite position) | :: tegenover |
| opposite {prep} (across from) | :: tegenover |
| opposite number {n} | :: ambtgenoot {m} |
| opposite sex {n} (the other gender to which one is referring) | :: andere geslacht {n} |
| opposite side {n} (side seen as an adversary) | :: tegenpartij |
| opposition {n} (opposite or contrasting position) | :: oppositie {f} |
| opposition {n} (politics: party or movement opposed to government) | :: oppositie {f} |
| oppress {v} (keep down by unjust force) | :: onderdrukken |
| oppression {n} (act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed) | :: onderdrukking {f} |
| oppression {n} (feeling of being oppressed) | :: bedruktheid {f} |
| oppression {n} (exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner) | :: onderdrukking {f} |
| oppressive {adj} | :: drukkend |
| opprobrium {n} (ignominy) | :: misprijzen |
| op shop {n} (thrift shop) SEE: thrift shop | :: |
| optical {adj} (incorporating light-sensitive devices) | :: optisch |
| optical fibre {n} (fibre used for transmitting light) | :: glasvezel {m} |
| optically {adv} (regarding or using optics) | :: optisch |
| optimate {n} (member of the patrician ruling class in republican Ancient Rome) | :: optimaat {m} |
| optimist {n} (a person who expects a favourable outcome) | :: optimist {m} |
| optimist {n} (a believer in optimism) | :: optimist {m} |
| optimist {n} (a small centre-board sailing dinghy) | :: optimist {m} |
| optimistic {adj} (expecting a good outcome) | :: optimistisch |
| optimistically {adv} (in an optimistic manner) | :: optimistisch |
| optimize {v} (to act optimistically) | :: optimistisch zijn/handelen |
| optimize {v} (to make (something) optimal) | :: optimaliseren, perfectioneren |
| optimize {v} (to make (something) more efficient) | :: optimaliseren, verbeteren |
| optimize {v} (to become optimal) | :: optimaliseren, verbeteren |
| option {n} (one of the choices that can be made) | :: optie {f} |
| optional {adj} (not compulsory) | :: optioneel |
| option button {n} (radio button) SEE: radio button | :: |
| optography {n} (the production of an optogram on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple; the fixation of an image in the eye) | :: optografie {f} |
| optometrist {n} (person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects) | :: oogarts, optometrist {m} |
| opulence {n} (wealth) | :: rijkdom {m}, weelde |
| opulence {n} (abundance) | :: overvloed {m} |
| opulent {adj} (luxuriant) | :: weelderig |
| or {conj} (conjunction) | :: of |
| or {n} (gold or yellow tincture) | :: goud, or |
| or {adj} (of yellow or gold tincture on a coat of arms) | :: goud |
| orach {n} (saltbush) SEE: saltbush | :: |
| oral {adj} (relating to the mouth) | :: mondelijk, oraal |
| oral {adj} (spoken) | :: oraal |
| oral history {n} (collection and study of orally transferred historical information) | :: mondelinge geschiedenis {f} |
| oral history {n} (oral tradition) SEE: oral tradition | :: |
| oral lore {n} (oral tradition) SEE: oral tradition | :: |
| oral sex {n} (stimulation of the genitals using the mouth) | :: orale seks {m} |
| oral test {n} (oral test at a regular class in primary or secondary school) | :: overhoring {f}, mondelinge overhoring {f}, mondeling {n} |
| oral tradition {n} (cultural material transmitted orally from one generation to another) | :: orale traditie {f}, mondelinge traditie {f}, mondelinge overlevering {f} |
| orange {n} (tree) | :: sinaasappelboom {m}, appelsienenboom {m} |
| orange {n} (fruit) | :: sinaasappel {m}, appelsien {f} [Belgium, Limburg] |
| orange {n} (colour) | :: oranje {n} |
| orange {adj} (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) | :: oranje, brandgeel, geelrood |
| orangeade {n} (orange-flavored soft drink) | :: sinaasappellimonade, appelsienlimonade |
| orangeade {n} (soda water and orange juice) | :: appelsiensap met spa bruis {n} |
| orange blossom {n} (white flower of the orange tree) | :: oranjebloesem {m} |
| Orange Free State {prop} (former province of South Africa) | :: Oranje Vrijstaat {f} |
| orange juice {n} (juice of squeezed oranges) | :: sinaasappelsap {n}; jus d'orange |
| Orange-Nassau {prop} (royal house or family of the Netherlands) | :: Oranje-Nassau |
| orangutan {n} (arboreal anthropoid ape) | :: orang-oetan {?} |
| oration {n} (formal speech) | :: redevoering {f} |
| oratory {n} (eloquence) SEE: eloquence | :: |
| oratory {n} (art of public speaking) | :: redekunst |
| orature {n} (small room or chapel used for prayer and worship, or for private study) SEE: oratory | :: |
| orb {n} (period of time marked off by the revolution of a heavenly body) SEE: year | :: |
| orb {n} (circle) SEE: circle | :: |
| orb {n} (orbit) SEE: orbit | :: |
| orb {n} (spherical body) | :: bol {m} |
| orb {n} (poetic: the eye, as luminous and spherical) | :: oogappel |
| orb {n} (monarch's ceremonial sphere) SEE: globus cruciger | :: |
| orbit {n} (path of one object around another) | :: baan {f} |
| orbit {v} (circle another object) | :: omcirkelen, omlopen |
| orbit {n} (eye socket) SEE: eye socket | :: |
| orbital {adj} (Of or relating to the eye socket (eyehole)) | :: orbitaal |
| orbital {n} (energy and probability density) | :: orbitaal {c} |
| orbital cavity {n} (eye socket) SEE: eye socket | :: |
| orbitational {adj} (orbital) SEE: orbital | :: |
| orc {n} (evil monstrous humanoid creature) | :: ork {m} |
| orc {n} (Orcinus orca) SEE: orca | :: |
| orca {n} (Orcinus orca) | :: orka {m}, zwaardwalvis {m} |
| orchard {n} (land for cultivation of fruit or nut trees) | :: boomgaard {m}, bongerd {m} |
| orchestra {n} (large group of musicians who play together on various instruments) | :: orkest {n} |
| orchestra {n} (semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in Ancient theatres) | :: orkestra |
| orchestra {n} (the area in a theatre or concert hall where the musicians sit) | :: orkestbak |
| orchid {n} (plant) | :: orchidee {f} |
| orchid {adj} (colour) | :: lichtpaars |
| orchiectomy {n} (removal of testicles) | :: orchidectomie |
| ordain {v} (to prearrange unalterably) | :: vaststellen |
| ordeal {n} (a painful or trying experience) | :: kwelling {f}, ontbering {f} |
| ordeal {n} (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test) | :: beproeving |
| order {n} (arrangement, disposition) | :: volgorde {f}, orde {f} |
| order {n} (good arrangement) | :: orde {f} |
| order {n} (command) | :: order {m}, bevel {n} |
| order {n} (request for some product or service) | :: bestelling {f}, order {m} |
| order {n} (religious group) | :: orde {f} |
| order {n} (society of knights) | :: orde {f} |
| order {n} (biology: taxonomical classification) | :: orde {f} |
| order {n} (highest exponent in a polynomial) | :: orde |
| order {v} (to set in (any) order) | :: ordenen |
| order {v} (to set in (a good) order) | :: ordenen {m} |
| order {v} (to issue a command) | :: bevelen, verordonneren |
| order {v} (to request some product or service) | :: bestellen |
| orderliness {n} (regularity; proper arrangement) | :: orde |
| orderly {adj} (neat; tidy; possessing order) | :: ordelijk |
| order of knighthood {n} (order) | :: ridderorde {m} |
| ordinal number {n} (grammar: word used to denote relative position in a sequence) | :: ranggetal {n}, rangtelwoord {n} |
| ordinal number {n} (arithmetic: number used to denote position in a sequence) | :: ranggetal {n} |
| ordinal number {n} (generalized kind of number to denote the length of a well-order on a set) | :: ranggetal {n} |
| ordinarily {adv} (usually or as a general rule) | :: gewoon |
| ordinary {adj} (normal, routine) | :: gewoon |
| ordnance {n} (arms and ammunition) | :: geschut {n} |
| ordure {n} (dung, excrement, see also: dung; excrement) | :: afval {n}, uitwerpselen {n-p} |
| ore {n} (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) | :: erts {n} |
| oregano {n} (plant) | :: oregano |
| or else {phrase} (no matter what) | :: of anders |
| orfe {n} (Leuciscus idus) SEE: ide | :: |
| organ {n} (part of an organism) | :: orgaan {n} |
| organ {n} (body of an organization) | :: orgaan {n} |
| organ {n} (musical instrument) | :: orgel {n} |
| organ {n} (official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication) | :: orgaan {n} |
| organelle {n} (a membrane bound compartment found within cells) | :: organel |
| organic {adj} (pertaining to an organ) | :: orgaan- |
| organic {adj} (chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon) | :: organisch, organische |
| organic {adj} (of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals) | :: organisch, organische, biologisch |
| organic {n} (organic compound) SEE: organic compound | :: |
| organic chemistry {n} (chemistry of carbon containing compounds) | :: organische chemie |
| organic compound {n} (carbon containing covalent compound) | :: organische verbinding {f} |
| organise {v} (organize) SEE: organize | :: |
| organism {n} (living thing) | :: organisme {n} |
| organist {n} (musician who plays the organ) | :: organist {m} |
| organization {n} (quality of being organized) | :: ordening |
| organization {n} (group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules) | :: organisatie {f} |
| organization {n} (group of people consciously cooperating) | :: organisatie {f} |
| organize {v} (to arrange in working order) | :: organiseren |
| organize {v} (to constitute in parts, each having a special function; to systematize) | :: organiseren |
| organized crime {n} (criminal organizations seen as a whole) | :: georganiseerde misdaad {f} |
| organizer {n} (person arranging public events) | :: organisator {m} |
| organoleptic {adj} (of or pertaining to sensory properties of a particular substance) | :: organoleptisch |
| orgasm {n} (the peak of sexual pleasure) | :: orgasme {m}, klaarkomen {n} [vulgar] |
| orgasm {n} (orgasm) SEE: climax | :: |
| orgasmic {adj} (of or relating to orgasms) | :: orgastisch |
| orgulous {adj} (proud, haughty) | :: hoogmoedig, hooghartig |
| orgulous {adj} (swollen, augmented, excessive) | :: vergroot, overmatige |
| orgulous {adj} (threatening, dangerous) | :: bedreigend, gevaarlijk |
| orgy {n} (sexual group activity) | :: orgie |
| orient {v} (to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance) | :: zich oriënteren |
| Orient {prop} (countries of Asia) | :: het Oosten {n}, Oriënt, Morgenland |
| Oriental {adj} (of or relating to the Orient or Asia, especially the Far East) | :: oriëntaal, oosters |
| Oriental {n} (person) | :: Oosterling {m} |
| oriental pratincole {n} (Glareola maldivarum) | :: oosterse vorkstaartplevier |
| orientation {n} (the act of orienting) | :: oriëntatie {f}, oriëntering |
| orientation {n} (position relative to compass bearings) | :: oriëntatie {f}, plaatsbepaling, richting |
| orientation {n} (the oriented construction of a Christian church) | :: kerkbouwrichting |
| orientation {n} (an inclination, tendency or direction) | :: oriëntatie {f}, gerichtheid |
| orientation {n} (ability to orient) | :: oriënteringsvermogen |
| orientation {n} (introduction to a new environment) | :: oriëntatie, voorlichting |
| orientation {n} (adjustment to a new environment) | :: oriëntering |
| orientation {n} (the direction of print across the page) | :: oriëntatie |
| orientation {n} ((analysis, differential geometry)) | :: oriëntatie |
| orientation {n} ((analytic geometry, topology)) | :: oriëntatie |
| orifice {n} (orifice (see anus etc. for specific body cavities)) SEE: hole | :: |
| origami {n} (the Japanese art of paper folding) | :: origami |
| origin {n} (beginning of something) | :: oorsprong {m}, herkomst {f} |
| origin {n} (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) | :: oorsprong {m} |
| origin {n} (point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect) | :: oorsprong {m} |
| origin {n} (ancestry) | :: oorsprong {m}, afkomst {f}, herkomst {f} |
| origin {n} | :: oorsprong {m} |
| original {adj} (relating to the origin or beginning) | :: oorspronkelijk |
| original {adj} (first in a series) | :: origineel, oorspronkelijk |
| original {adj} (newly created) | :: origineel, oorspronkelijk |
| original {adj} (fresh, different) | :: origineel, oorspronkelijk |
| original {adj} (pioneering) | :: origineel, vernieuwend |
| original {adj} (having as its origin) | :: afkomstig |
| original {n} (object from which all later copies and variations are derived) | :: origineel {n} |
| original {n} (person with a unique and interesting personality and/or creative talent) | :: unicum {n} |
| original {n} (archaism for an eccentric) SEE: eccentric | :: |
| originally {adv} (as it was in the beginning) | :: indertijd, in het begin, origineel |
| originally {adv} (creatively) | :: origineel, op een nieuwe manier |
| original sin {n} (state of sinfulness in each human) | :: erfzonde |
| originate {v} (to take first existence, have origin) | :: voortkomen |
| Orinoco {prop} (river) | :: Orinoco {m} |
| oriole {n} (any of the various colourful passerine birds) | :: wielewaal |
| orison {n} (A prayer) | :: gebed {n} |
| Oriya {prop} (language) | :: Oriya |
| Orleans {prop} (capital of Centre-Val de Loire, France) | :: Orléans |
| ornamental {n} (plant serving to ornament) | :: sier- |
| ornate {adj} (elaborately ornamented, often to excess) | :: [formally] sierlijk, barok |
| ornate {adj} (flashy, flowery or showy) | :: [informally] bloemrijk, overladen |
| ornery {adj} (cantankerous, stubborn) | :: nors, mopperig, zeurderig |
| ornithologist {n} (expert in ornithology) | :: ornitoloog {m}, vogelkenner {m} |
| ornithology {n} (scientific study of birds) | :: vogelkunde {f}, ornithologie {f} |
| ornithophobia {n} (fear, dislike, or hate of birds) | :: ornithofobie {f} |
| ornithosis {n} (infection) | :: ornithose {f}, vogelchlamydiose {f} |
| orogenesis {n} (orogenesis) | :: orogenese {f} |
| orogeny {n} (the process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust) | :: orogenese {f} |
| orphan {n} (person whose (parent or) parents have died) | :: wees {m} {f}, weeskind {n}, weesjongen {m}, weesmeisje {n} |
| orphanage {n} (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) | :: weeshuis |
| orphanarium {n} (orphanage) SEE: orphanage | :: |
| orphan drug {n} | :: weesgeneesmiddel {n} |
| orphrey {n} (embroidered ornamental band or border on an ecclesiastical vestment, etc.) | :: aurifries {n} |
| orthoclase {n} (potassium aluminum silicate) | :: orthoklaas |
| orthodontics {n} (correcting misalignment of teeth) | :: orthodontie {f} |
| orthodontist {n} (orthodontic dentist) | :: orthodontist |
| orthodox {adj} (conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology) | :: orthodox |
| orthodox {adj} (adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted) | :: orthodox, traditioneel |
| Orthodox {adj} (of the Orthodox Churches) | :: orthodox, [Eastern Orthodox] Oosters-orthodox |
| Orthodox Church {n} (the Eastern body of Christendom) | :: Orthodoxe Kerk {f} |
| orthodoxy {n} (correctness in doctrine and belief) | :: orthodoxie |
| orthodoxy {n} (the beliefs and practices of the Eastern Orthodox Church) SEE: Orthodoxy | :: |
| Orthodoxy {prop} (the Eastern Orthodox Church and its foundations) | :: orthodoxie {f} |
| orthogonal {adj} (of right angles) | :: orthogonaal, loodrecht |
| orthogonal {adj} (mathematical term) | :: orthogonaal |
| orthography {n} (study of correct spelling) | :: spelling {f} |
| orthography {n} (aspect of language study) | :: spelling {f} |
| orthography {n} (method of representing a language by written symbols) | :: spelling {f} |
| orthonormal {adj} | :: orthonormaal |
| Orwell {prop} (surname) | :: Orwell |
| Orwellian {adj} (of or relating to Orwell, especially his dystopian novels) | :: Orwelliaans, orwelliaans |
| or words to that effect {phrase} (used to indicate a paraphrase) | :: of woorden van die strekking |
| oryx {n} (antelope) | :: oryx {m} |
| Oscan {prop} (Language) | :: Oskisch {n} |
| oscillation {n} (the act of oscillating) | :: trilling |
| -ose {suffix} (suffix used to form the names of sugars) | :: -ose |
| osier {n} (plant) | :: katwilg {m} |
| -osis {suffix} (suffix for functional disorders) | :: -ose |
| Oslo {prop} (Oslo (a county and municipality, the capital city of Norway)) | :: Oslo {n} |
| Osloite {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Oslo) | :: Osloos |
| Osloite {n} (someone from Oslo) | :: Osloër {m}, Oslose {f} |
| osmium {n} (chemical element) | :: osmium {n} |
| osmosis {n} (movement of molecules) | :: osmose {f} |
| Osmussaar {prop} (Island in northwest Estonia) | :: Osmussaar |
| Osnabrück {prop} (city in Lower Saxony) | :: Osnabrück, Osnabrugge, Osenbrugge |
| osprey {n} (bird of prey) | :: visarend {m} |
| Osroene {prop} (ancient kingdom) | :: Osroene |
| Ossetia {prop} (region in the Caucasus) | :: Ossetië |
| Ossetian {prop} (language) | :: Ossetisch {n} |
| ossicle {n} (small bone in the ear; auditory ossicle) | :: botje {n}, boontje {n} |
| ossification {n} (process by which bone is formed) | :: ossificatie {f}, beenvorming {f} |
| osso buco {n} (Italian meat dish) | :: ossobuco {m} |
| ossuary {n} (a place where the dead are buried) | :: ossuarium {n}, knekelhuis {n} |
| Ostend {prop} (largest coastal city of Belgium) | :: Oostende {n} |
| ostensible {adj} (meant for open display; apparent) | :: klaarblijkelijk, kennelijk |
| ostensible {adj} | :: schijnbaar |
| ostensibly {adv} (ostensibly) | :: ogenschijnlijk, op het eerste gezicht, schijnbaar |
| ostentation {n} (display of excessive show in an attempt to impress others) | :: aanstellerij,uitsloverij |
| ostentation {n} (show or spectacle) | :: show, spektakel |
| ostentatious {adj} (of ostentation) | :: protserig |
| osteo- {prefix} (bone) | :: osteo |
| osteoblast {n} (cell) | :: osteoblast |
| osteocyte {n} (mature bone cell) | :: osteocyt {f} {m} |
| osteogenesis {n} (the formation and development of bone) | :: osteogenese {f} |
| osteogenesis imperfecta {n} (disease characterized by bones that easily fracture) | :: brozebottenziekte {f} |
| osteopenia {n} (the medical condition of having low bone density, but not low enough to be considered osteoporosis) | :: osteopenie |
| osteoporosis {n} (bone disease) | :: botontkalking, osteoporose |
| ostracism {n} (in ancient Greece, the temporary banishment by popular vote) | :: ostracisme {n}, schervengericht {n} |
| ostracism {n} (banishment, exclusion from community) | :: verbanning, ostracisme, verwijdering, uitsluiting, banning |
| ostracize {v} (to ban a person from a city for five or ten years by the procedure of ostracism) | :: verbannen |
| ostracize {v} (to exclude a person from a community or from society by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence) | :: mijden, uitstoten, verbannen |
| ostrich {n} (large flightless bird) | :: struisvogel {m} |
| ostrich politics {n} (evasive style of politics) | :: struisvogelpolitiek {f} |
| other {adj} (not the one previously referred to) | :: ander |
| other {adj} | :: ander, andere |
| other {determiner} (not the one referred to) | :: ander, andere, anderen |
| otherness {n} | :: anderszijn {n} |
| other side {n} (afterlife) SEE: afterlife | :: |
| otherwise {adv} (differently, in another way) | :: anders, anderszins |
| otherwise {adv} (under different circumstances) | :: anders |
| otherwise {adv} (in all other respects) | :: afgezien van, behalve |
| otherwise {adv} (or else) SEE: or else | :: |
| otiose {adj} (resulting in no effect) | :: zinloos |
| otiose {adj} (reluctant to work) | :: lui |
| otiose {adj} (having no reason or purpose) | :: zinloos, overbodig, doelloos |
| otitis {n} (inflammation of the ear) | :: oorontsteking |
| otolaryngologist {n} (otorhinolaryngologist) SEE: otorhinolaryngologist | :: |
| otolaryngology {n} (medical study of the ear, nose and throat) | :: otorinolaryngologie {f} |
| otolith {n} (small particle in the inner ear) | :: otoliet {m} |
| otorhinolaryngologist {n} (medical doctor of ear, nose and throat) | :: keel-, neus- en oorarts {m} {f}, kno-arts {m} {f} |
| otorhinolaryngology {n} (otolaryngology) SEE: otolaryngology | :: |
| Ottawa {prop} (capital of Canada) | :: Ottawa |
| otter {n} (mammal) | :: otter {m} |
| otter civet {n} (Cynogale bennettii) | :: ottercivetkat |
| Ottoman {n} (Turk from the period of Ottoman Empire) | :: Osmaan {m} |
| Ottoman {adj} (of the Islamic empire of Turkey) | :: Osmaans |
| Ottoman Empire {prop} (Turkish empire) | :: Ottomaanse Rijk, Osmaanse Rijk |
| Ouagadougou {prop} (capital of Burkina Faso) | :: Ouagadougou |
| oubliette {n} (dungeon) | :: vergetelput {m}, vergeetput {m}, oubliëtte {f} |
| ouch {interj} (expression of one's own physical pain) | :: au |
| oud {n} (Arabic plucked string instrument) | :: oed {m} |
| ought {v} (indicating duty or obligation) | :: moeten, behoren |
| Ouija {n} (a board with letters of the alphabet and "yes" and "no") | :: ouijabord |
| our {determiner} (belonging to us) | :: ons, onze |
| Our Lady {prop} (Virgin Mary) | :: Onze-Lieve-Vrouw {f} |
| Our Lady of Sorrows {prop} (the Virgin Mary in reference to her sorrows) | :: Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Smarten {f}, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Zeven Weeën {f} |
| ours {pron} (that which belongs to us) | :: het onze, de onze, die van ons |
| ourselves {pron} | :: onszelf |
| oust {v} (to expel; to remove) | :: verwijderen, verdrijven, verbannen |
| ouster {n} (forceful removal from power) | :: verdrijving |
| out {adv} (away from the inside or the centre) | :: buiten |
| out {adv} (away from one's usual place or not indoors) | :: uit, weg |
| out {adv} (away from, at a distance) | :: uit: weg |
| out {prep} (away from the inside) | :: uit |
| out {prep} | :: uit; usually expressed by the prefix uit- |
| out {n} (means of exit) | :: buiten |
| out {adj} (released, available for purchase) | :: uit |
| out {adj} (openly acknowledging that one is queer or genderqueer) | :: out |
| outbid {v} (To bid more than somebody else) | :: overbieden |
| outbreak {n} (an eruption, sudden appearance) | :: uitbarsting, uitbraak {n} |
| outbreak {n} (a sudden increase) | :: uitbarsting, explosie |
| outbreak {n} (an outburst or sudden eruption, especially violent) | :: uitbarsting, uitbreken {n} |
| outbreak {n} (geological layer) | :: dagzoom {n} |
| outbuilding {n} (separate building associated with a main building) | :: bijgebouw {n} |
| outcome {n} (result) | :: resultaat {n}, uitkomst {f} |
| outcrop {n} (coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground) | :: ontsluiting {f} |
| outcrop {n} (part of a rock formation that appears at the surface) | :: ontsluiting {f} |
| outdated {adj} (out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated) | :: verouderd, achterhaald, gedateerd |
| outdo {v} (to go beyond) | :: overtreffen |
| outdoor {adj} (situated in the open air) | :: buiten- |
| Outer Mongolia {prop} (East Asian region) | :: Buiten-Mongolië {n} |
| outermost {adj} (farthest outside) | :: buitenst |
| outer space {n} (region) | :: ruimte {f} |
| outfit {n} (set of clothing) | :: outfit {m} |
| outfit {n} (gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose) | :: set {m} |
| outfit {n} (cohesive group of people; a unit) | :: eenheid {f} |
| outfit {n} (sports team) | :: team {n} |
| outgrow {v} (to become too big or mature for some object, practice, condition, belief, etc) | :: ontgroeien, (Archaic) ontwassen |
| outgrow {v} (to grow faster or taller than someone or something else) | :: ontgroeien |
| outgrowth {n} | :: uitgroeisel {n} |
| outhouse {n} (outbuilding) SEE: outbuilding | :: |
| outlandish {adj} (strange or bizarre) | :: buitenissig, vreemd, raar |
| outlandish {adj} (foreign) | :: buitenlands, vreemd, uitheems |
| outlaw {n} (a fugitive from the law) | :: vogelvrije |
| outlaw {n} (person without legal rights) | :: vogelvrije |
| outlawed {adj} | :: [1] verboden, [2] vogelvrij |
| outlet {n} (vent) | :: uitlaat {m} |
| outlet {n} (wall socket) SEE: wall socket | :: |
| outlier {n} (a person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place) | :: buitenbeentje, alleenstaande |
| outlier {n} (part of formation separate from the rest) | :: uitloper |
| outlier {n} (value outside pattern in a statistical sample) | :: uitbijter |
| outline {n} (outer shape of an object or figure) | :: omtrek |
| outlive {v} (to live longer than) | :: overleven |
| out loud {adv} (aloud) | :: voorlezen (verb) |
| outmoded {adj} (obsolete) | :: achterhaald |
| outnumber {v} (be more in number) | :: in de meerderheid zijn |
| out of {prep} (from the inside to the outside of) | :: uit |
| out of {prep} (not having anymore) | :: door ... heen |
| out of {prep} (with the motivation of) | :: uit |
| out of {prep} | :: buiten |
| out of business {adj} (no longer in business) | :: buiten bedrijf |
| out of hand {adj} (not under control, out of control) | :: ongecontroleerd, in het wilde weg, |
| out of it {prep} (drunk) SEE: drunk | :: |
| out of line {prep} (inappropriate) | :: ongepast, buitensporig |
| out of order {prep} (not functioning properly) | :: buiten bedrijf, buiten werking |
| out of order {prep} (inappropriate or unsuitable) | :: ongepast |
| out of order {prep} (out of normal sequence) | :: niet op volgorde |
| out of sight, out of mind {proverb} (something not nearby is forgotten) | :: uit het oog, uit het hart |
| out of sorts {adj} (irritable or somewhat unwell) | :: uit zijn element |
| out of the blue {prep} (unexpectedly) | :: uit het niets, zomaar |
| out of the frying pan, into the fire {prep} (get from an already bad situation to a worse one) | :: van de regen in de drup, van kwaad tot erger |
| out of the question {adj} (not remotely possible) | :: nicht im Frage |
| out of touch {adj} (out of touch with reality) | :: wereldvreemd |
| out of work {prep} (unemployed) SEE: unemployed | :: |
| outpatient {n} (patient) | :: poliklinische patiënt |
| outpost {n} (A military post) | :: voorpost {m}, buitenpost {m} |
| outpost {n} (An outlying settlement) | :: buitenpost {m} |
| output {n} (production; quantity produced, created, or completed) | :: productie {f} |
| output {n} (data sent out of the computer) | :: uitvoer {m}, output {m} |
| output {v} (produce or create) | :: produceren, opleveren |
| output {v} (send data to out of a computer) | :: als uitvoer geven, uitvoeren |
| outré {adj} (very unconventional) | :: extravagant, excentriek |
| outrage {n} (atrocity) | :: wandaad {f} |
| outrage {n} (offensive, immoral or indecent act) | :: belediging {f} |
| outrage {n} (anger) | :: woede, razernij |
| outrageous {adj} (shocking) | :: ongehoord, schandelijk, schokkend |
| outran {v} (Past tense of outrun) | :: de, den |
| outreach {v} (to reach further than) | :: overtreffen |
| outright {adj} (unqualified and unreserved) | :: eenduidig |
| outrun {v} (run faster) | :: ontlopen |
| outside {n} (outer surface) | :: buitenkant {m} |
| outside {n} (the space beyond some limit or boundary) | :: buitenaf |
| outside {adj} | :: buitenste |
| outside {adv} (in or to the outside) | :: buiten |
| outside {adv} (outdoors) | :: buiten |
| outside {prep} (on the outside of) | :: buiten |
| outsource {v} (transfer of business to a third party) | :: uitbesteden |
| outsourcing {n} (transfer business) | :: uitbesteding |
| outstanding {adj} (standing out from others) | :: bijzonder, prominent |
| outstanding {adj} (distinguished from others by its superiority) | :: bijzonder, vooraanstaand |
| outstanding {adj} (projecting outwards) | :: overhellend |
| outstanding {adj} (not settled or finished) | :: onopgelost |
| outstanding {adj} (owed as a debt) | :: uitstaand |
| outstrip {v} (to outrun or leave behind) | :: overtreffen, overvleugelen |
| outstrip {v} (to exceed, excel or surpass) | :: overtreffen, overvleugelen |
| out there {adj} (extreme, crazy, nutty, loony) | :: buitenissig |
| out the wazoo {prep} (excessive or excessively; too much) | :: a volonte |
| outweigh {v} | :: zwaarder wegen |
| outwith {prep} (outside; beyond; outside of) | :: buiten |
| ouzo {n} (drink) | :: ouzo {m} |
| oval {n} (shape like an egg or ellipse) | :: ovaal |
| oval {adj} (oval-shaped) | :: ovaal, eivormig |
| ovary {n} (female organ) | :: eierstok {m}, ovarium {n}, vruchtbeginsel |
| ovate {adj} (shaped like an egg) SEE: egg-shaped | :: |
| ovation {n} (prolonged enthusiastic applause) | :: ovatie {f} |
| oven {n} (chamber used for baking or heating) | :: oven {m} |
| ovenbird {n} (Seiurus auricapilla) | :: ovenvogel |
| oven glove {n} (glove designed to carry hot oven trays) | :: ovenwant {f}, ovenhandschoen {m} |
| oven mitt {n} (oven glove) SEE: oven glove | :: |
| over {adj} (ended) | :: voorbij |
| over {adv} (from upright to horizontal position) | :: om, omver |
| over {adv} (again) | :: opnieuw, over |
| over {prep} (physical positioning: on top of; above) | :: over, op, boven |
| over {prep} | :: over |
| over a barrel {prep} (in a helpless situation) | :: hopeloos, in de knel |
| overact {v} (act in an exaggerated manner) | :: overacteren |
| overall {adj} (all-encompassing) | :: globaal |
| overall {adv} (generally) | :: globaal |
| overalls {n} (loose fitting pair of pants with a bib) | :: tuinpak {n} |
| over and above {adv} (supplementary) | :: bovenop |
| over and above {prep} (in addition to) | :: bovenop |
| overbite {n} (malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend over the lower ones) | :: overbeet {c} |
| overboard {adv} (over the edge, off a boat) | :: overboord |
| overcapacity {n} (a capacity that is in excess of what is needed) | :: overcapaciteit |
| overcast {adj} (covered with clouds; overshadowed; darkened) | :: betrokken, bewolkt |
| overcast {adj} (meteorological term) | :: bewolkt |
| overcast {adj} (in a state of depression; gloomy; melancholy) | :: neerslachtig |
| overcast {v} (to cover with cloud; to overshadow; to darken) | :: bewolken, verduisteren |
| overcast {v} (to be or become cloudy) | :: bewolkt zijn |
| overcoat {n} (garment) | :: overjas {f} {m} |
| overcome {v} (to surmount, get the better of) | :: overwinnen |
| overconfident {adj} (presumptuous, cocksure, rude, disrespectful) | :: overmoedig |
| overdo {v} (to do too much of something) | :: overdrijven |
| overdose {n} (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug) | :: overdosis {f} |
| overdraw {v} (withdraw more money from an account than there is credit) | :: in het rood gaan |
| overdue {adj} (Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need) | :: achterstallig, over tijd |
| overeat {v} (eat too much) | :: overeten |
| overestimate {v} (to judge too highly) | :: overschatten |
| overestimated {v} (overrated) SEE: overrated | :: |
| overexposure {n} (exposure of film to light for a longer time than is required) | :: overbelichting |
| overfishing {n} (excessive fishing) | :: overbevissing |
| overflow {v} | :: overlopen, overstromen |
| overhang {v} (hang over, as an ornament) | :: overhangen |
| overhang seat {n} (Legislative seat distribution principle in certain countries) | :: overhangmandaat {n} |
| overhaul {n} (a major repair, remake, renovation, or revision) | :: opknapbeurt {f}, onderhoud {n}, herziening {f} |
| overhaul {v} (to modernize, repair, renovate, or revise completely) | :: opknappen, herstellen, renoveren, moderniseren |
| overhaul {v} (to pass, overtake, or travel past) | :: inhalen |
| overhead fan {n} (ceiling fan) SEE: ceiling fan | :: |
| overhead projector {n} (projector that projects an image over the heads of the viewers onto a screen) | :: overheadprojector |
| overhear {v} (To hear something that wasn't meant for one's ears) | :: luistervinken |
| overheat {v} (overheat) SEE: burn | :: |
| overheated {adj} (excessively heated) | :: oververhit |
| Overijssel {prop} (province of the Netherlands) | :: Overijssel |
| overlap {v} (to extend over and partly cover something) | :: bedekken |
| overlap {v} (to have an area, range, character or function in common) | :: overlappen |
| overlap {v} ((used of sets) to have some elements in common) | :: overlappen |
| overlap {n} (something that overlaps) | :: overlap {m} |
| overlay {v} (overwhelm) SEE: overwhelm | :: |
| overload {v} (to load excessively) | :: overladen |
| overlook {n} (vista or point) | :: uitkijkpunt {n} |
| overlook {v} (to fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it) | :: over het hoofd zien |
| overlook {v} (to pretend not to have noticed; to pass over without censure or punishment) | :: door de vingers zien |
| overlord {n} (a ruler of other rulers) | :: opperheer {m} |
| overmorrow {adv} (on the day after tomorrow) SEE: day after tomorrow | :: |
| overmorrow {n} (day after tomorrow) SEE: day after tomorrow | :: |
| over my dead body {prep} (absolutely not) | :: over mijn lijk |
| overnight {adv} (throughout the night) | :: 's nachts |
| overnight {adv} (in a very short amount of time) | :: van de ene dag op de andere; van vandaag op morgen |
| overnight {v} (stay overnight) | :: overnachten |
| overnourished {adj} (overweight) SEE: overweight | :: |
| overpay {v} (to pay too much) | :: teveel betalen |
| overplay {v} (To overdo or overact one's effect or role) | :: overdrijven, overacteren |
| overplay {v} (To present something more dramatically than necessary) | :: overdrijven, dramatiseren |
| overplay {v} (To overestimate one's strength in a game or event) | :: zich overschatten |
| overplay {v} (To accidentally hit (one's golf ball) beyond the green) | :: uitslaan |
| overpower {v} (overpower) SEE: compel | :: |
| overpower {v} (subdue someone by superior force) | :: overweldigen, overmannen |
| overrate {v} (to esteem too highly) | :: overschatten |
| overrated {adj} (rated too highly) | :: overschat |
| override {v} (to ride a horse too hard) | :: afjakkeren |
| overripe {adj} (excessively ripe; spoiled; gone bad) | :: overrijp |
| overrun {v} (to defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers) | :: onder de voet lopen, overstromen |
| overrun {v} (to infest, swarm over) | :: onder de voet lopen, overrompelen, zwermen over, overstromen |
| overrun {v} (to run past, exceed) | :: overschijden, voorbijlopen, inhalen |
| overrun {v} (to continue for too long) | :: te lang doorbijlopen |
| overrun {n} (instance of overrunning) | :: overrompeling, overschrijding, overstroming |
| overrun {n} (amount by which something overruns) | :: overschrijding |
| overseas {adj} (across a sea) | :: overzees |
| overseas {adv} (abroad) | :: in het buitenland |
| overseas territory {n} (country or smaller territory) | :: overzees gebiedsdeel {n}, overzees territorium {n} |
| oversee {v} (to survey, look at something in a wide angle) | :: overzien, overschouwen |
| oversee {v} (to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group) | :: toezien op, toezicht houden op, een oog(je) houden op |
| oversee {v} (to inspect, examine) | :: bekijken, toezien op |
| overseen {v} (past participle of oversee) | :: overzien |
| overseer {n} (one who oversees) | :: opzichter {m} |
| overshadow {v} (to dominate something and make it seem insignificant) | :: overschaduwen |
| oversight {n} (supervision) | :: toezicht {n} |
| oversight {n} (overview) SEE: overview | :: |
| oversleep {v} (to sleep for longer than planned) | :: zich verslapen |
| overslept {v} (past tense of oversleep) | :: versliep |
| overslept {v} (past participle of oversleep) | :: verslapen |
| overspend {n} (amount overspent) | :: overuitgave {f} |
| overstay {v} (remain present after the agreed or appropriate time) | :: langer blijven dan |
| overstrain {v} (subject to an excessive demand) | :: overbelasten |
| overt {adj} (open and not concealed or secret) | :: openlijk, onverholen |
| overtake {v} (to pass a more slowly moving object) | :: inhalen |
| over there {adv} (in that place) | :: daar |
| over the top {adj} (beyond normal, expected, or reasonable limits; excessive; exaggerated) | :: overdreven, te veel van het goede |
| overthrow {v} (to bring about the downfall of) | :: omverwerpen |
| overthrow {n} (removal by force or threat of force) | :: ondergang {m} |
| overtly {adv} (openly) | :: openlijk, onverholen |
| overtness {n} (state of being overt) | :: openheid |
| overture {n} (approach) | :: voorstel {n} |
| overturn {v} (to turn over, capsize) | :: kapseizen, omslaan |
| overturn {v} (to overthrow) | :: omverwerpen |
| overturn {v} (legal: to reverse, overrule) | :: intrekken |
| overview {n} (brief summary, as of a book or a presentation) | :: overzicht |
| overweening {adj} (over-confident) | :: zelfverzekerd, arrogant |
| overweight {adj} (of a person, heavier than is healthy) | :: te zwaar |
| overweight {adj} (of a vehicle, weighing more than is allowed) | :: te zwaar |
| overweight {n} (excess of weight) | :: overgewicht {n} |
| overwhelm {v} (to overpower, crush) | :: overweldigen, overmannen |
| overwhelm {v} | :: overweldigen |
| overwhelming {adj} (overpowering) | :: overweldigend |
| overwinter {v} (to keep or preserve for the winter) | :: laten overwinteren |
| overwinter {v} (to spend the winter (in a particular place)) | :: overwinteren |
| overwrite {v} (destroy old data) | :: overschrijven |
| oviduct {n} (duct through which an ovum passes) | :: eileider {m} |
| oviform {adj} (egg-shaped) SEE: egg-shaped | :: |
| oviparous {adj} (egg laying) | :: eierleggend |
| ovipositor {n} (tubular organ for laying eggs) | :: legboor {f} |
| ovoid {adj} (shaped like an oval) | :: eivormig, ovaal |
| ovoid {n} (something oval in shape) | :: eivorm {m}, ovaal {n} |
| ovoid {adj} (egg-shaped) SEE: egg-shaped | :: |
| ovule {n} (botany: structure that develops into a seed) | :: zaadknop {m} |
| ovum {n} (gamete) | :: eicel {m} {f} |
| owe {v} (to be under an obligation) | :: schuldig zijn |
| owe {v} (to be in debt) | :: schuldig zijn |
| owl {n} (bird) | :: uil {m} |
| owlet {n} (a young owl) | :: uilskuiken {n} |
| own {v} (defeat) SEE: defeat | :: |
| own {adj} (belonging to (determiner)) | :: eigen |
| own {v} (have rightful possession of) | :: bezitten, hebben |
| owner {n} (one who owns) | :: eigenaar {m}, eigenares {n}, bezitter {m}, bezitster {f} |
| ox {n} (an adult castrated male of cattle) | :: os {m} |
| ox {n} (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) | :: os {m} |
| oxbow lake {n} (crescent-shaped lake) | :: hoefijzermeer {n} |
| oxcart {n} (cart drawn by ox) | :: ossenkar {c} |
| oxeye {n} (titmouse) SEE: titmouse | :: |
| oxeye daisy {n} (flower) | :: gewone margriet {m} {f} |
| Oxford {prop} (city) | :: Oxford, Ossenvoord {m} |
| oxhide {n} (hide) | :: ossenhuid {c} |
| oxidation {n} (chemical reaction) | :: oxidatie |
| oxide {n} (binary compound of oxygen) | :: oxide {n} |
| oxidization {n} (oxidation) SEE: oxidation | :: |
| oximeter {n} (device that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood) | :: oxymeter {m} |
| oxtail {n} (meat from the tail of a cow) | :: ossenstaart {m} |
| oxygen {n} (chemical element) | :: zuurstof {f} |
| oxygen {n} (molecular oxygen) | :: zuurstof {f} |
| oxygenation {n} (process of treating something with oxygen) | :: zuurstofvoorziening |
| oxymoron {n} (contradiction in terms) SEE: contradiction in terms | :: |
| oxytocic {adj} (serving to promote uterine contractions) | :: oxytocisch |
| oxytocin {n} (hormone) | :: oxytocine {f} |
| oyster {n} (mollusk, see also: clam; mollusc; mussel) | :: oester {m} {n} |
| oystercatcher {n} (bird) | :: scholekster {m} {f} |
| oyster plant {n} (Scorzonera hispanica) SEE: black salsify | :: |
| oyster plant {n} (Mertensia maritima) SEE: sea bluebell | :: |
| ozone {n} (O3) | :: ozon |
| ozone hole {n} (region of the stratosphere over Antarctica that is depleted of ozone in the local spring) | :: gat in de ozonlaag {n}, ozongat {n} |
| ozone layer {n} (a region of the stratosphere) | :: ozonlaag {f} {m} |